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This excerpt taken from the MRVL DEF 14A filed May 29, 2009.

Employment Contracts and Change-in-Control Arrangements

Other than for Mr. de Urioste, our former Interim Chief Financial Officer and former Acting Chief Operating Officer, and Mr. Hosein, our Chief Financial Officer, Interim Chief Operating Officer and Secretary, during fiscal 2009, we did not have any employment agreements with any of our executive officers, nor do we have any compensatory plan or arrangement that would result in any payments to any executive officers upon such officer’s resignation, retirement or other termination or from a change-in-control. Any of our executive officers may resign at any time and the employment of any executive officer may be terminated at any time by our board of directors.

George de Urioste

We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. de Urioste in connection with his initial employment as our interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. de Urioste’s agreement was for a term of six months. Mr. de Urioste was appointed as interim Chief Financial Officer effective as of January 23, 2008. In connection with our appointment of a permanent Chief Financial Officer, Mr. de Urioste was appointed to serve as Acting Chief Operating Officer effective as of June 23, 2008 and no longer served as our interim Chief Financial Officer. Effective as of October 10, 2008, Mr. de Urioste’s service as our Acting Chief Operating Officer concluded.

Clyde R. Hosein

On May 29, 2008, our board of directors appointed Clyde R. Hosein as our Chief Financial Officer effective as of June 23, 2008. In connection with Mr. Hosein’s employment with us, we and Mr. Hosein entered into an employment offer letter executed on May 29, 2008. Mr. Hosein was later appointed as our Corporate Secretary effective as of September 10, 2008 and our Interim Chief Operating Officer on October 20, 2008.

Mr. Hosein will be entitled to severance benefits if within 12 months of a change-in-control, we terminate his employment other than for “cause,” if Mr. Hosein terminates employment for “good reason” or if Mr. Hosein’s employment is terminated within 30 days after being removed as Chief Financial Officer of the ultimate parent corporation of the surviving entity. In the event one of the foregoing occurs, then:

 

   

the sign-on bonus repayment obligation, if then in effect, will be forgiven;

 

   

Mr. Hosein will be entitled to immediate vesting of all stock options that would have vested in the one-year period following termination; and

 

   

Mr. Hosein will be entitled to a lump sum payment equal to 12 months of Mr. Hosein’s then current salary and target incentive payments.

Mr. Hosein will be entitled to severance benefits if we terminate his employment without cause or if Mr. Hosein terminates his employment for good reason. In the event one of the foregoing occurs, then:

 

   

Mr. Hosein will be entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to 12 months of Mr. Hosein’s then current salary and target incentive payments; and

 

   

Mr. Hosein will be entitled to immediate vesting of any unvested portion of the 450,000 time-based options that would have vested in the one-year period following the termination date;

provided that if Mr. Hosein terminates his employment voluntarily and not for good reason he will receive no further salary or incentive payments beyond those he would ordinarily be entitled to through the date of termination, all equity award vesting will cease on the termination date and he will forfeit all rights to any portion of any equity award that was unvested on the termination date.

 

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“Cause” is defined as any of the following: (i) Mr. Hosein’s willful and continued failure to perform the duties and responsibilities customary of his position after he has been delivered a written demand for performance from our Chief Executive Officer which describes the basis for his belief that he has not substantially performed his duties and provides him with 90 days to take corrective action; (ii) any act of personal and intentional dishonesty taken by him in connection with his responsibilities as our employee with the intention or reasonable expectation that such action may result in his substantial personal enrichment; (iii) Mr. Hosein’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony that our board of directors reasonably believes has had or will have a material detrimental effect on our reputation or business; (iv) a breach of any fiduciary duty owed to us by him that has a material detrimental effect on our reputation or business; (v) Mr. Hosein being found liable in any SEC or other civil or criminal securities law action or entering any cease and desist order with respect to such action (regardless of whether or not he admits or denies liability); (vi) Mr. Hosein’s (A) obstructing or impeding, (B) endeavoring to influence, obstruct or impede, or (C) failing to materially cooperate with, any investigation authorized by our board of directors or any governmental or self-regulatory entity (an “Investigation”), however, Mr. Hosein’s failure to waive attorney-client privilege relating to communications with his own attorney in connection with an Investigation will not constitute “cause”; or (vii) Mr. Hosein’s disqualification or bar by any governmental or self-regulatory authority from serving in the capacity contemplated by this letter or his loss of any governmental or self-regulatory license that is reasonably necessary for him to perform his responsibilities to us under the terms of his offer letter, if (A) the disqualification, bar or loss continues for more than 30 days, and (B) during that period we use our good faith efforts to cause the disqualification or bar to be lifted or the license replaced.

“Good Reason” is defined as any of the following: (a) the assignment to Mr. Hosein of any duties inconsistent with his position, duties, responsibilities, reporting requirement, and status with us; (b) the material diminishment of his duties, responsibilities, or authority; (c) a reduction of more than 10% in the rate of pay he was receiving, even if a similar reduction applies generally to other executive officers of the company; (d) a reduction of less than 10% in the rate of pay he was receiving, unless a similar reduction applies generally to other executive officers of us; (e) a material reduction of any benefits, perquisites, pensions, life or medical insurance or disability plans, other than a reduction that is generally applicable to other executive officers of us; or (f) any relocation of his place of employment more than 50 miles from the current location.

The receipt of any severance or other benefits will be subject to Mr. Hosein signing and not revoking a standard separation agreement and mutual release of claims.

Potential Payments in the Event of Termination at the End of our Last Fiscal Year

The following table shows the potential payments that would have been made to Mr. Hosein had (i) a termination without cause or, his resignation for good reason, occurred as of January 31, 2009, in each case unrelated to a change-in-control of the company, and (ii) within twelve months of the consummation of a change-in-control, a termination without cause or, his resignation for good reason, occurred as of January 31, 2009. On the last trading day of fiscal 2009, our closing stock price as reported on Nasdaq was $7.29 per share.

 

     Base
Salary

($)
   Bonus
($)
   Value of
Accelerated
Stock
Options

($)
   Forgiveness
of Bonus
Repayment

($)
   Accrued
Vacation
Payout

($)
   Total
($)

Without Change-in-Control

   450,000    360,000    —      —      13,708    823,708

With Change-in-Control

   450,000    360,000    —      233,333    13,708    1,057,041

 

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This excerpt taken from the MRVL DEF 14A filed Sep 14, 2007.

Employment Contracts and Change-in-Control Arrangements

We do not have any employment agreements with any of our executive officers, nor do we have any compensatory plan or arrangement that would result in any payments to any executive officers upon such officer’s resignation, retirement or other termination or from a change in control. Accordingly, any of our executive officers may resign at any time and the employment of any executive officer may be terminated at any time by the board of directors.

This excerpt taken from the MRVL 10-K filed Jul 2, 2007.

Employment Contracts and Change-in-Control Arrangements

We do not have any employment agreements with any of our executive officers, nor do we have any compensatory plan or arrangement that would result in any payments to any executive officers upon such officer’s resignation, retirement or other termination or from a change in control. Accordingly, any of our executive officers may resign at any time and the employment of any executive officer may be terminated at any time by the Board of Directors.

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This excerpt taken from the MRVL DEF 14A filed May 8, 2006.

Employment Contracts and Change-in-Control Arrangements

The Company does not have any employment agreements with any of its executive officers, nor does the Company have any compensatory plan or arrangement that would result in any payments to any executive officers upon such officer’s resignation, retirement or other termination or from a change in control of the Company. Accordingly, any of the Company’s executive officers may resign at any time and the employment of any executive officer may be terminated at any time by the Board of Directors.

The Joint Report of the Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committees, the Report of the Audit Committee and the Stock Price Performance Graph that appear below shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall they be incorporated by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.

This excerpt taken from the MRVL DEF 14A filed Apr 29, 2005.

Employment Contracts and Change-in-Control Arrangements

        The Company does not have any employment agreements with any of its executive officers, nor does the Company have any compensatory plan or arrangement that would result in any payments to any executive officers upon such officer's resignation, retirement or other termination or from a change in control of the Company. Accordingly, any of the Company's executive officers may resign at any time and the employment of any executive officer may be terminated at any time by the Board of Directors.

        The Joint Report of the Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committees, the Report of the Audit Committee and the Stock Price Performance Graph that appear immediately below shall not be deemed to be "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall it be incorporated by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.


JOINT REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTION COMMITTEES

To: The Board of Directors

        The responsibility of the Executive Compensation Committee is to oversee compensation practices, levels and components for the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Technology Officer (collectively, the Company's executive officers). The Stock Option Committee administers the Company's option plans and is solely responsible for awarding stock option grants to all of the Company's eligible employees, and also recommends compensation and stock option grants to the Executive Compensation Committee with respect to the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. The Executive Compensation Committee met once in fiscal year 2005, and did not adjust the compensation packages for the Company's executive officers during the fiscal year. The Stock Option Committee met eleven times throughout fiscal year 2005 to determine stock option grants for the Company's eligible employees.

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